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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE"D" MISCELLANEOUS CASES
| Conditions | Tons./Ads. | Preschool | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | already removed. | |||
| Examined for :— | ||||
| Affections of the ear, nose, throat; special cases of deafness for admission to the Deaf School; reexamination of cases previously treated; observations; examinations, re speech, etc.; colds and other conditions | 48 | 14 | 3 | Advised; recommendations and reports made. Clinic treatment not required. |
| Foreign Body in Nose | 2 | — | — | Removed. |
| Wax in Ears (solely) | 5 | 2 | — | Removed. |
| Epistaxis | 5 | — | — | Treated. |
| 60 | 16 | 3 | ||
SUMMARY
Total number of cases seen at clinic during 1950 285
School 273
Pre-school 12
' A '—Acute Ear conditions—
School 23
Pre-school —
' B '—Chronic Ear conditions—
School 18
Pre-school
' C '—Nose and Throat conditions—
School 175
Pre-school 9
' D '—Miscellaneous E.N.T. conditions—
School 57
Pre-school 3
(h) Orthopædic Scheme.—The Scheme is under the clinical
charge of Mr. B. Whitchurch-Howell, F.R.C.S., Consulting Orthopædic
Surgeon, assisted by Miss H. Garratt, C.S.P., who has again
given effective and conscientious treatment to her patients.
The following tables show the work done at the clinic:—